The State of Idaho
Fourth Judicial District
LARRY D. REINER ADA COUNTY COURTHOUSE
Trial Court Administrator 200 W. FRONT STREET
BOISE, IDAHO 83703-7300
March 16, 2007
PRESS RELEASE
Fourth Judicial District Magistrate Judge Appointed
The Magistrate Commission for the Fourth Judicial District has appointed a new magistrate judge in Ada County.
Ada County – John T. Hawley, Jr.
John T. Hawley, Jr., 53, of Boise, has been appointed magistrate judge in Ada County. Mr. Hawley has been self-employed as an attorney in private practice since 1994, where he specializes in adoption and termination of parental rights law; criminal defense law, business law, administrative law, probate and general civil law. From 1991-1994, Mr. Hawley was in private practice with the law firm Orndorff, Peterson and Hawley, where he practiced public utility law, litigation and appellate work in Cogeneration, utility and administrative hearings. From 1982-1991, Mr. Hawley was in private practice with the law firm Hawley, Troxell, Ennis and Hawley, where is specialized in civil litigation, appellate practice in State and Federal court, construction law, insurance defense and real estate foreclosure. Mr. Hawley also was a deputy prosecuting attorney in Ada County, 1980-1982, where he prosecuted juvenile, felony and misdemeanor cases.
Mr. Hawley is admitted to practice with the Bar of the State of Idaho; the U.S. District Court, State of Idaho; the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court.
Mr. Hawley holds a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Journalism from the University of Idaho and a J.D. from Gonzaga University. He is a member of the American Academy of Adoption Attorneys and the Idaho State Bar; served on the Salvation Army Advisory Board, 1987-2000; and served as a CASA volunteer attorney, 2002-2006. Mr. Hawley also received Martindale-Hubble’s A-V Peer Review Rating (highest rating available), which ranks attorneys nationwide.
Mr. Hawley will begin his court assignment next month, handling Ada County misdemeanor criminal calendars and juvenile calendars.
Mr. Hawley and his wife, Jane, have three children and make their home in Boise.